(Aid) Firebeetle's Quick Sheets

− Skills your GM may have to roll for you, including Hide, Move Silently, Listen, and Spot

− Your primary missile and melee attacks

− Your saving throws

− Your initiative and grapple

− Your starting HP

− Your movement rates

Various Quick Sheets may show

− Number of spells a day, spell DC, ranges, area templates, and caster level check

− Tables for skills your class uses

− Lists of your abilities

− Modifiers for your abilities

− Stats for your animal companion or familiar

− Combat modifiers − Alignment guides

− Stats for raging

− And lots more!

Written by John McCarty with Artwork by Storn Cook, this product is being made available freely. However, per John McCarty . . .

"As you know, Gary Gygax, founder of the game we all know and love, died recently as of the printing of this product (March 2008.) I would like to make this “donationware”, if you use this product and find it helpful, please consider a donation to one of Gary’s favorite charities, the Christian Children’s Fund. This charity believes that all children deserve to live in a world of hope, respect, and understanding. Please consider giving these folks your support. You can find a link to them at: http://www.christianchildrensfund.org/ It would make Gary happy."

I have not used these yet, so only 3 stars. I like that they take little ink to print multiple copies. These extract essential stats for different classes for more rapid play. Options to create different classes included. [...]

It is ok, but could have been reread for typos and wacky sentences (such as in the Barbarian sheet that says "You no read"). There is one in the Alignments chart that seems to be missing the rest of the sentence, in the True Neutral box (&quo [...]

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